Mountain & Moon Mindfulness - MBCT Teacher

02/02/2026

I started writing this early January with all the New Year resolution vibes flying around.

It’s about having trust in divine timing and in yourself, being on the right path and following your inner compass - especially when it tells you to wait and be still when your head has convinced your nervous system it needs to go go go.

But go where? What is this go? Driven by societal constructs rather than natural flow and quiet inner knowing.

I choose to draw on daily Mindfulness meditation and practices of self-care plus stillness stillness stillness.

I’m feeling a similar vibe now, with the letting go of the full moon and last weeks of the snake year-shedding those final layers ready for something new to emerge.

Patience, stillness and trusting the process 🏔️🌙💜

28/01/2026

Today I was filmed talking about mindfulness for the launch of a mental health campaign! Feel so grateful to have been asked to share how transformative mindfulness practice has been for me and how I’m now teaching it to others! 🏔️🌙💜

26/01/2026

Life is rather chaotic at the moment but one thing I am noticing is that I am NOTICING how my mind & body are responding. Which means I’m more able to CHOOSE my next steps with care and compassion for myself. I’m more able to ACCEPT how things are and give myself space to breathe and BE WITH what’s here rather than push it away or get drawn down a rabbit hole of unhelpful thoughts. THIS is why I practice. Because it allows me the FREEDOM to choose to take care of myself and therefore much sooner return to steadiness, peace & presence 🏔️🌙💜

16/01/2026

13/10/2025

hellomountainandmoon@gmail.com 🏔️🌙💜

06/10/2025

01/10/2025

I'm so excited to be able to offer this unique opportunity to join myself and accredited CBT therapist Jo for an immersive 8 week Mindfulness for Life course.

Join us in the beautiful Yurt in the peaceful setting of Hope Therapy Hub, Clowne, Derbyshire for 3 hours each week.

Starting 3rd November 10am - 1pm.

Investment: £250 for all 8 weeks (*more than half the cost of individual therapy sessions)

Contact Helena for an application form:
07791117984
hellomountainandmoon@gmail.com

Change your life...your journey begins here 🏔️🌙💜

26/09/2025

Is your head a crowded place?

- Stressed / Anxious?
- Difficulty sleeping?
- Low mood / Feeling worried?
- Can’t relax / focus?
- Feel like you have no time?
- Too many thoughts?
- Clouded judgment/decision making?
- Feeling overwhelmed?
- Missing out on life???

Mindfulness for Life can help you:

+ Feel calmer
+ Feel more balanced
+ Sleep better
+ Have more clarity and choice
+ Feel like you have more time
+ Respond wisely to life’s challenges
+ Find a deeper appreciation for life
+ Live with presence and ease
+ Be kinder to yourself

We are so excited to offer this unique course combining Mindfulness Meditation & Cognitive Therapy with 2 accredited teachers/therapists, Helena & Jo in the beautiful, peaceful welcoming space of The Yurt.

Join us as we guide you towards a life of flourishing and inner peace 🙏🏼

Start your journey on:
Monday 3rd November
10am - 1pm
@ Hope Therapy Hub
Clowne, Derbyshire

Investment:
£250 for all 8 weeks

Contact Helena :
07791117984
hellomountainandmoon@gmail.com

for more details & an application form 🏔️🌙💜

22/09/2025

I’ve been quiet here lately. After my last course a busy family filled summer enveloped me making memories with special people.
I allowed myself to enjoy the moments hoping the next steps for Mountain and Moon would become clear in their own sweet time.

And they will, a little trust in the process is required.

Some deeper work on myself is on the way. This self care fuels my creativity and spark.

So watch this space, for in nature’s (and our own) dormancy new seeds begin to flourish 🏔️🌙💜

10/09/2025

Is a narrative unhelpful?

This morning as I watched my horses, completely present in each moment I realised sometimes a narrative dropped in. Not a thought spiral, no worries, just a little voice in my head naming what was here.

It got me to thinking about whether this was just another set of thoughts that we try to let go, to not get drawn into.

In the responsive breathing space the guidance suggests naming what is here (thinking/feeling of calmness/achy shoulders etc), so I got to wondering (thinking 😉) if there is a difference… standing/walking/tail swishing/eating/scratching…

I came to a conclusion that naming these things and letting them go is one thing (albeit automatic and almost subconscious), but that it can become unhelpful when you add in the why…he’s tail swishing because of the flies, I should have put fly spray on, shall I go up there and do it, then I’ll be late for work etc etc. … this is when it becomes rumination. I’ve got drawn into thoughts now rather than simply observing the moment.

Of course I’ve also got drawn into typing this as my wonderings ensued! 😂

So I’ll go back to just watching, just for a little longer admidst the peace of the morning light 🏔️🌙💜